In Estep’s 11th
installment in her Elemental Assassin series, Gin Blanco, aka The Spider, is
still the most lethal assassin in Ashland and juggling running The Pork Pit,
her barbecue joint she inherited from the Tin Man, her mentor. Now a new drug
is on the streets called Burn and one of her waitresses is being harassed by
her ex-boyfriend. When Gin comes to her aid, she becomes a target for the drug
kingpin who is a vampire. This vampire doesn’t feed on blood though. He feeds
on emotions. This leads to Gin finally coming out of her passive way of
handling situations as she has in the past. As much as I loved the
vulnerability that has been showcased but now is the time she needs to go full
throttle and take this monster out.

Weaving Gin’s past into how
it is affecting her in the present is an art for Estep. She reveals just enough
that we are drawn into Gin’s life even more and become emotionally involved.
Throw into the mix of her entire support team and the reader is never
disappointed.

This book is a good leaping
off point for what is truly coming next…finding out about the mysterious
heiress of Mab Monroe’s legacy. Hopefully this will be as epic is I imagine!

I don’t know how Jennifer
Estep does it. For this to be book 11 in the series and to still be fresh is
unheard of! Non-stop action, a bad-ass assassin and an epic final battle scene
will leave the reader on pins and needles for what is sure to be another great adventure, Black Widow.

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

The city changed my life and showed me that the world is deeply
mysterious. I need to tell you about her and some terrible things and
wonderful things and amazing things that happened . . . and how I am
still haunted by them. Including one night when I died and woke and
lived again. Here is the riveting,
soul-stirring story of Jonah Kirk, son of an exceptional singer,
grandson of a formidable “piano man,” a musical prodigy beginning to
explore his own gifts when he crosses a group of extremely dangerous
people, with shattering consequences. Set in a more innocent time not so
long ago, The City encompasses a lifetime but unfolds over three
extraordinary, heart-racing years of tribulation and triumph, in which
Jonah first grasps the electrifying power of music and art, of enduring
friendship, of everyday heroes.

The unforgettable saga of a
young man coming of age within a remarkable family, and a shimmering
portrait of the world that shaped him, The City is a novel that
speaks to everyone, a dazzling realization of the evergreen dreams we
all share. Brilliantly illumined by magic dark and light, it’s a place
where enchantment and malice entwine, courage and honor are found in the
most unexpected quarters, and the way forward lies buried deep inside
the heart.